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Myers was born in Tampa, Florida.[1] He attended Windsor High School in Windsor, Colorado,[2] and played for the Windsor Wizards high school football team and was also a member of the Wizards track and field team.[3] In track, he was the Colorado high school champion in the pole vault (twice), 100-meter dash (twice), and the 200-meter dash.[3]

During Myers' four years as a Ram, the team improved significantly.[4] The Rams compiled a 10–2 record and won an outright WAC championship in 1994, and finished 8–4 and shared the WAC title in 1995.[4]

In addition to his athletic prowess, Myers was a standout in the college classroom.[4] He earned Academic All-America honors in 1994 and 1995, and received the WAC's Stan Bates Award as the conference's best overall student athlete in 1996.[4] He was also the recipient of an NCAA Post-Graduate Scholarship.[4]

The Cincinnati Bengals selected Myers in the fifth round (144th pick overall) of the 1996 NFL Draft,[7] and he played for the Bengals from 1996 to 1999.[1] He finished his NFL career with the Dallas Cowboys in 2000.[1] In his five NFL seasons, he appeared in 64 regular season games, started 38 of them, compiled 221 tackles, four interceptions and four forced fumbles.[8]